Brad Ausmus

Catcher

1993—2010

brad-ausmus
Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#92

Player Detail

Bradley David
GIVEN NAME
Ausmus
SURNAME
April 14, 1969, in New Haven, CT
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1993—2010
Playing Career
Played from 24-41
PLAYING AGE
San Diego Padres
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Houston Astros
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 190
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
July 28, 1993
Major League Debut
October 3, 2010
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Brad Ausmus?

Among catchers who started their career since 1990 and squatted behind the plate for at least 1,000 games, Ausmus ranks fifth at holding the running game in check. Only Pudge Rodriguez, Charles Johnson, Yadier Molina, and Miguel Oliva were better. Ausmus couldn’t hit much, but he was smart and good looking enough to get a few managerial jobs after his long playing career as a defensive specialist was over.

30

HITTING

30

POWER

40

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Though Ausmus was not drafted until the 48th round of the 1987 draft, he played in the major leagues longer than any of the 1,150 players drafted ahead of him, and caught more than 1,900 games.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1971
1579
80
607
.251
1 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.251
.325
.344

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.669
.723
92.7

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
15.7
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Brad Ausmus Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Ausmus
531
133
61
23
3
7
51
54
87
9
182
193
.251
.325
.344
669
AVG C
536
138
60
27
2
15
49
99
3
214
193
.257
.324
.400
.723

Brad Ausmus Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
92
106
NR
93
86
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
90
94
98
89
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Brad Ausmus PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
16.5
15.0
11.2
9.7
1.35
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Brad Ausmus
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
168.2
99.5
UNK
47.9
13.8
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Brad Ausmus
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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